I'm not worried about my own shaft. Have every intention of keeping it
for life (I'm still driving the same car I drove in high school, for
crying out loud). I'm worried about younger Forum members. I'm sure
they've seen those big old shafts in the movies. Look practically
indestructable. And even though we all abused them back then when our
parents weren't looking (let's be honest), and even though they held
up remarkably well, THEY ARE NOT INDESTRUCTABLE. And these are the big
old shafts we're talking about. Imagine the damage 20 year olds could
cause if they took their new little shafts and tried to use them the
same way.
They just don't make them like they used to. That's why I'm still
using my original one.
Bill Robertson
#5939
>--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "timnagin" <timnagin@xxxx> wrote:
> So, you prefer the older, bigger shafts that have been tested to
withstand
> repeated use, rather than the.... my god I can't believe I even
responded to
> this...
>
>
> Greg
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: content22207 [mailto:brobertson@xxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 8:55 PM
> To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [DMCForum] Re: Compensating (Farrar)
>
>
> It's even worse than that. Early OEM shafts are bigger and made out
> better material than later OEM's. I wouldn't want a late model shaft
> even if it was original. Would be afraid it couldn't hold up under
> repeated duty cycles.
>
> I've heard Houston is working on a replacement shaft but don't see it
> anywhere on their website. Would probably be cheaper to make your own
> anyway. Wonder if anyone's rawn up a diagram for one with the
> dimensions already calculated?
>
> Ahem.
>
> Bill Robertson
> #5939
>
> >--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Farrar Hudkins <fhudkins@xxxx> wrote:
> > True. They haven't found a replacement for the OEM equipment. Even NOS
> > is insufficient due to extremely short shelf life.
> >
> > --Farrar
> >
> > content22207 wrote:
> > > Lubrication isn't much help when you think you've gotten everything
> > > lined up OK, then discover you're actually inserting the shaft
in the
> > > wrong hole. It's surprisingly easy to do when you're working in the
> > > dark with inadequate light. Don't force it: all the shoving and
> > > cussing in the world won't help. You'll just end up getting the
shaft
> > > stuck in there. I'd hate to bend, or even worse, break a shaft like
> > > that. Don't know where you'd find a replacement.
> > >
> > > Ahem.
> > >
> > > Bill Robertson
> > > #5939
> > >
> > >
> > >>--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Farrar Hudkins <fhudkins@xxxx>
wrote:
> > >>I dunno, maybe the same thing as me and my truck.
> > >>
> > >>It's OK, though. Just get her good and warmed up and be sure there's
> > >>plenty of lubrication. Otherwise, a shaft will start to stick and
> > >
> > > you'll
> > >
> > >>end up with way too much friction and she won't behave and it
will be
> > >>really painful and potentially damaging. If you really try to
> force it,
> > >>she'll never start for you again. That happened to me once.
> > >>
> > >>Um, we're talking about cars here, right?
> > >>
> > >>Ahem.
> > >>the
> > >
> > >
> > >>--Farrar
> > >>
> > >>content22207 wrote:
> > >>
> > >>>Ok, follow me here Farrar:
> > >>>
> > >>>If expensive and exotic automobiles are purchased to compensate for
> > >>>what Mother Nature neglected, is the converse also true?
> > >>>
> > >>>What does this say about me and my beat up Ford truck?
> > >>>
> > >>>Bill Robertson
> > >>>#5939
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>>--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Farrar Hudkins <fhudkins@xxxx>
> wrote:
> > >>>>Flavia:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Quite right about the Hummer not attracting women. Whenever one
> > >>>
> > >>>rolls by
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>>my friend Erin, she yells out "Sorry about your penis!"
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